Sep 19 ‘Rest in Power’: America mourns Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Pavni Mittal As the U.S. flag flew at half-staff to honor the life and contributions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer, tributes poured in from politicians, colleagues, celebrities and Americans. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:34 Pollsters largely got it wrong in 2016. How are they polling in 2020? By PBS NewsHour The national polls show Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump at around the same levels as he did before the pandemic and the mass protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 10:55 In Lehigh Valley, PA, economic concerns predate the pandemic By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman NewsHour Weekend’s new series “Road to Elections 2020” kicks off in the swing state of Pennsylvania, which flipped for Republicans in 2016. Christopher Booker reports from the Lehigh Valley in Northeast Pennsylvania where concerns over the economy predate the COVID-19… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 5:02 NHWE Politics Recap: DNC victories and failures, Trump’s RNC plans By PBS NewsHour The Republican National Convention will kick off on Monday with some in-person events and a small group of delegates heading to Charlotte, North Carolina to rally support for President Trump, who in an unprecedented move is slated to speak every… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 4:19 Trump’s executive orders raise concerns over presidential power By PBS NewsHour Democrats and several Republicans have raised concerns over the four executive orders extending COVID-19 economic relief President Trump signed Saturday. While Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer called them “unconstitutional” and ineffective, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Lamar Alexander… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:15 Will COVID-19 mean the end of already-fading conventions? By Jeff Greenfield, Ivette Feliciano COVID-19 has disrupted a centuries-old political mainstay -- national political presidential nominating conventions. As Republicans and Democrats scale back their in-person conventions this summer, Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on how these multimillion dollar events were losing their sheen even… Continue watching
Aug 08 Trump orders more unemployment pay, a payroll tax deferral By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press At his private country club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump signed four executive orders to act where Congress hasn’t, contending Washington’s gridlock had compelled him to act as the pandemic undermined the country’s economy and imperiled his November reelection hopes. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 8:24 Can Oregon’s timber Industry make a comeback? By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to revitalize many of the country's most iconic blue collar industries. In Oregon, where the timber industry has lost tens of thousands of jobs over the past few decades, candidate Trump promised those… Continue watching
Aug 01 Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. business By Tali Arbel, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press The potential deal would be a victory for both companies, making Microsoft Corp. a major player in the social media arena and providing relief to TikTok and its parent company, Bytedance Ltd., a target of President Donald Trump’s. Continue reading
Jul 26 New battlegrounds emerge 100 days before elections By Jeff Greenfield A hundred days from now, Americans will vote for the next president. The latest polls show that President Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate is up for grabs and the pandemic will play a major role… Continue reading